Lineage and Honors Information as of 21 September 2014
36th MEDICAL COMPANY
- Constituted 9 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 6th Medical Veterinary Company
- Activated 10 March 1943 at Fort Bliss, Texas
- Redesignated 18 May 1943 as the 36th Veterinary Company
- Inactivated 30 September 1945 in Italy
- Redesignated 15 November 1946 as the 36th Medical Collecting Company
- Activated 10 December 1946 in Japan
- Inactivated 20 March 1949 in Japan
- Redesignated 31 August 1950 as the 36th Medical Collecting Company, Separate
- Activated 20 September 1950 at Fort Benning, Georgia
- Allotted 18 April 1951 to the Regular Army
- Reorganized and redesignated 19 May 1951 as the 36th Medical Holding Company
- Reorganized and redesignated 15 December 1953 as the 36th Medical Company
- Inactivated 1 July 1955 in France
- Activated 23 December 1966 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Inactivated 15 September 1992 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Activated 18 August 2002 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- Rome-Arno
- Po Valley
- Southwest Asia
- Defense of Saudi Arabia
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
- War on Terrorism
- Afghanistan:
- Consolidation I
- Consolidation II
- Consolidation III
- Iraq:
- Iraqi Governance
- National Resolution
- Iraqi Surge
DECORATIONS
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2009-2010
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
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